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How to Recreate 1,300-Year-Old Cookies

Found in an empty tomb, these sweets have staying power.
Anne Ewbank April 15, 2021
food

Make the Ancient Road Snack of Central Asian Nomads

Qurt is salty, long-lasting, and packed with protein.
Susie Armitage March 8, 2021
ancient

Reconstructing the Menu of a Pub in Ancient Pompeii

Eat like a first-century Roman, using recent archaeological discoveries as your guide.
Farrell Monaco January 26, 2021
food

The Chef Recreating 18th-Century Recipes From a Thrift-Shop Find

Bake an old-timey cake from this handwritten cookbook.
Reina Gattuso January 5, 2021
holidays

The Flaming Cocktail Cauldrons of German Christmas

Make things boozy and bright with feuerzangenbowle.
Sam O'Brien December 18, 2020
holidays

This 19th-Century Cocktail Still Fights Cold Nights in the Midwest

The Tom and Jerry is a Christmas staple.
Rohini Chaki December 10, 2020
food

Meet 'Moose Milk,' the Wintry Cocktail of the Canadian Military

Knock out the year with an elixir that can pacify an army.
Rachel Rummel December 7, 2020
food

My Hunt for the Original McDonald's French-Fry Recipe

Veteran line-cooks, experts, and die-hard fans tell the story of the fries that birthed an empire, then disappeared—until now.
Luke Fater November 23, 2020
food

Bake This Luxurious 19th-Century Thanksgiving Pie

Marlborough pie is “a glorification of everyday apple.”
Rohini Chaki November 18, 2020
politics

Reviving America's Forgotten Boozy, Fruity Election Cake

These cakes helped elections feel like a party.
Anne Ewbank October 30, 2020
List

10 Places to Savor Indigenous Cuisine in North America

Celebrate the culinary prowess of Native cultures with squash burritos, sumac-seared bison, and more.
Sam O'Brien October 12, 2020
farms

Make the Midwest's Award-Winning State-Fair Foods at Home

Events may be canceled, but you can still enjoy historic blue-ribbon recipes.
Sam O'Brien September 11, 2020
food

'Pie for a Suffragist’s Doubting Husband' and Other Recipes That Fueled a Movement

Suffragist cookbooks wielded domesticity as a political tool.
Sam O'Brien August 18, 2020
food

A Rare Recipe From a Talented Chef Enslaved by a Founding Father

Despite James Hemings’s leading role in Jefferson’s kitchen, he’s credited with only a handful of recipes.
Natasha Frost August 6, 2020
food

How Historical Societies Are Bringing Their Recipes to Pandemic Cooks

Food has become an important tool for connection.
Anne Ewbank July 17, 2020
food

How a Black-Owned 19th-Century Tavern Became the Birthplace of a Beloved Cookie

Joe Froggers tell a story of Black business ownership, slavery, and seafaring in Massachusetts.
Reina Gattuso June 18, 2020
food

Cook Like an Ancient Mesopotamian With the World’s Oldest Recipes

Age-old cuisine, from soup to sweets.
Jess Eng June 17, 2020
food

6 Comfort Foods Born of Historic Times of Discomfort

When the going got tough, the tough left recipes.
Luke Fater June 9, 2020